# Is there a way to write protect the music files in MP3Tag **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-write-protect-the-music-files-in-mp3tag/65476 **Category:** Support **Created:** [August 3, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-write-protect-the-music-files-in-mp3tag/65476 "2024-08-03T16:17:51Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster) #### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-write-protect-the-music-files-in-mp3tag/65476/5 "2024-08-04T04:42:17Z")
> [@johnnos12](#): > > But I'm not sure how to re-write protect them. Is that possible with MP3tag? That indicates that the file has a simple read-only flag in the file system. Just use the windows-explorer to enable it again: - Mark the files you want to make read-only - Make a right-mouse-click and select "Properties" - Enable "read-only" Mp3tag can help you to select this file in the explorer: File -\> Open in explorer Mp3Tag can also change the read-only attribute with external help. It is possible to define tools in Mp3tag to call external programs: File -\> Options -\> Tools Click the "New-Button" and define a tool this way ![image](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/3/a/3a93fc247a1059b6281439c704a9f8588e7ee28c.png) You then can mark files in Mp3Tag, make a right-mouse-click, go to tools and select your defined tool for execution. There is also a short-cut for the tools with CRTL+1 - 0. Using CTRL+1 for instance calls the first defined tool in the tools-menue. > **[Tools – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/options/tools/)** > > Documentation of Tools configuration options. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-write-protect-the-music-files-in-mp3tag/65476)._